CVE-2008-2540 (GCVE-0-2008-2540)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-06-03 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 09:05
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Apple Safari on Mac OS X, and before 3.1.2 on Windows, does not prompt the user before downloading an object that has an unrecognized content type, which allows remote attackers to place malware into the (1) Desktop directory on Windows or (2) Downloads directory on Mac OS X, and subsequently allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows by leveraging an untrusted search path vulnerability in (a) Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP or (b) the SearchPath function in Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008, aka a "Carpet Bomb" and a "Blended Threat Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different issue than CVE-2008-1032. NOTE: Apple considers this a vulnerability only because the Microsoft products can load application libraries from the desktop and, as of 20080619, has not covered the issue in an advisory for Mac OS X.
References
http://secunia.com/advisories/30467 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022047 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020150 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29445 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/953818.mspx x_refsource_MISC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1029 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8509 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1230 x_refsource_MISC
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
http://www.dhanjani.com/archives/2008/05/safari_carpet_bomb.html x_refsource_MISC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/05/31/SafariPwnsInternetExplorer.aspx x_refsource_MISC
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5782 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42765 vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-015 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6108 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1706 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
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